Dark night paintings at first consideration are a bit intimidating. So when one is tempted to do one it calls into play a whole different way of seeing things. My inspiration for doing this night scene was to show the various colours that become evident only at night. The glow of the moon light over the various textures and shapes can be as interesting as daylight. The purples, the deep greens, the infinite blues of a hundred or more shades. Just think about it next time you are out at night. Look into the shadows and see the many layers that are waiting for your eye to unfold.

This is me at Holly and Roy's cottage painting sketch canvases of Canoe Lake in the summer of 2011.

This sketch above became this finished painting below

The Pine Tree Painter.

How did I become known as the Pine Tree Painter? You could say I paint a lot of Pine Trees, that would be true. I paint a lot of other things too, but Pine Trees, Spruce Trees, Birch and others seem to be a continuous string in what i do. I just like the way they stand there like a custodian of the land. or a greeter to nature. So, I continue down the path with the Pine Tree Painter name on my head, It's ok. Robert McAffee